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Leptogenys walkeri
| Leptogenys walkeri | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Leptogenys foreli) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Ponerinae |
| Tribe: | Ponerini |
| Genus: | Leptogenys |
| Species: | Leptogenys walkeri Donisthorpe, 1942 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Leptogenys foreli.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- walkeri. Leptogenys (Leptogenys) walkeri Donisthorpe, 1942e: 704 (w.) VANUATU. Junior synonym of foreli: Wilson, 1958a: 126.
References
- Donisthorpe, H. 1942f. New species of ants (Hym., Formicidae) from the Gold Coast, Borneo, Celebes, New Guinea and New Hebrides. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 11(9): 701-709. (page 704, worker described)
- Wilson, E. O. 1958c. Studies on the ant fauna of Melanesia. I. The tribe Leptogenyini. II. The tribes Amblyoponini and Platythyreini. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 118: 101-153 (page 126, Junior synonym of foreli)